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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Wednesday, March 26, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

UPFRONT & CENTER: Hallmark Unveils Movies, Sister Channel to Go HD
By Anne Becker
Hallmark Channel unveiled a production slate of 30 original movies that fit its family-friendly brand and said it will launch its sister network, Hallmark Movie Channel, in HD April 2.

Fox's Reilly: Straight-to-Series Idea a Flash in the Pan
By Ben Grossman
Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly predicted that the idea of television networks skipping over the pilot or presentation phase and green-lighting more projects straight to series will be a short-lived one if there are several early failures.

Comcast, Time Warner Cable Eye Nationwide WiMax Network
By B&C Staff
Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks are in talks about funding a nationwide WiMax network to be operated by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Magid Study Finds Increased DTV Awareness
By Glen Dickson
According to research firm Frank N. Magid Associates, six out of 10 Americans are now aware of the digital-television transition, culminating in the Feb. 17, 2009, turnoff of analog signals. But consumer confusion over HDTV could prove to be a headache for cable and satellite operators

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Primetime Ratings: Britney Spears Boosts CBS' How I Met Your Mother
By John Eggerton & Alex Weprin
A guest appearance by Britney Spears gave CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother its highest demo ratings in series history Monday night and its highest overall ratings this season.

‘Curveball’ Caught on Tape; BBC America Has Footage
By Marisa Guthrie
BBC America has footage of the Iraqi defector who fabricated the information about Iraq's alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction -- information the Bush administration relied on to go to war in Iraq.

End of Jezebel James Could Boost Canterbury's Law on Fox
By Ben Grossman
Fox canceled The Return of Jezebel James, which could turn out to be good news for struggling Canterbury’s Law.

UPFRONT & CENTER: The Golden Girls to Move to Hallmark Channel
By Anne Becker
Hallmark Channel bought the rights to The Golden Girls. The Emmy Award-winning show will begin running on the cable network after February 2009, when it will leave its longtime home, Lifetime Television.

LIN TV, Suddenlink Ink Retransmission-Consent Deal
By Michael Malone
LIN TV worked out a retransmission-consent agreement with cable operator Suddenlink Communications.

March Madness On Demand Numbers a Slam Dunk for CBS
By Alex Weprin
The first and second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament delivered big ratings for CBS, but the network’s broadband-video-streaming site was the real winner.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Steady at the Wheel
By Michael Malone
One of Paul Karpowicz's oldest and closest colleagues loves to tell the story about the two of them—St. Louis natives better suited for flat, dry land—attempting to sail off the coast of Rhode Island a few decades ago. The day started bright and beautiful, but having failed to check the weather forecast, the duo was in trouble when the 17-foot sailboat started drifting into the ship...
From the 03/24/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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